Graduate Trainee - Liability

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Graduate Trainee, (Liability)

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Let’s care for tomorrow.

Your ambitions.  Your dreams.  Your tomorrow.

At Allianz Commercial (AzC), we are the global leader for insuring corporate and specialty risks in the Allianz Group.  Whether it’s aircraft, international business or offshore wind parks, Allianz Commercial has an extensive range of risks covered when it comes to protecting businesses. 

We are looking for an Graduate Trainee, (Liability) in (Guangzhou/Shanghai, China)

This is a once-in-a-career opportunity to kick start your career with on-the-job learning experience coupled with a structured development program at one of the world’s strongest financial services groups and the leading global insurance brand in the world, Allianz Commercial.

About Allianz Commercial

Whether it’s aircraft, satellites, the world’s biggest ships and tallest buildings, cyber-attacks or climate change impacts, Allianz Commercial has the major risks covered. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind parks, Hollywood film productions and music festivals. Powered by employees, financial strength, and global network, we work together to help our customers prepare for what’s ahead. Our customers trust us for providing a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services as well as seamless claims handling.

About the Graduate Program

We are looking for Graduates who want to blaze new trails, disrupt the insurance industry and shape a better tomorrow. We care about your opportunities for advancement. Individual development, career mobility, and lifelong learning opportunities are available to all our employees worldwide.

During your first year of employment, you will participate in the Graduate Program which is a 12-month professional development program designed to attract, develop and retain the next generation of insurance professionals. The Program will support your growth as a well-rounded technical expert and potential future leader at Allianz Commercial. Key Program elements include:

• Employment begins mid-July 2026 and the Program starts in early August of 2026.
• Time is split time between structured learning curriculum and on the job experiential learning.
• Opportunity to gain a broad base of industry knowledge, function specific expertise as well as personal and professional skills development.
• Ability to network with senior leaders, technical experts, customers, as well as other graduates and early career program participants globally.
• Hybrid working environment allowing you to collaborate with and learn from teammates.
• Access to an extensive array of Allianz Commercial professional development resources upon Program completion.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

Your Team:

The Chief Underwriting Office team works globally supporting and driving business strategy in collaboration with local teams. Collectively they manage 10 different insurance products, referred to as lines of business, ensuring our risk and exposure levels are maintained at a profitable level. This means working with local teams, external partners in the market, and most importantly our clients. This team also has oversight of the Global Pricing, Portfolio Management, Accumulation Steering and Product Development and Transformation teams. Each product team is responsible for ensuring we deliver strong results, whilst also understanding the context of the bigger picture, e.g. ESG commitments, industry change and the latest innovation internally and externally.

The Impact You Will Have:

Based in Location and reporting to the Line Manager Position, you'll closely collaborate with key stakeholders, including Global Line of Business Heads and Board Member Offices, gaining exposure to strategy-setting, authority adherence, and cultivating the global underwriting culture. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with teams from around the world, maintaining core operating principles whilst discovering innovative solutions to emerging risks and underdeveloped market opportunities.

Day-to-day activities will include:

• market and portfolio analysis
• supporting innovation efforts and global engagement activities
• gaining a detailed understanding of underwriting and insurance
• learning how portfolios and their strategies are managed and steered through the cycle at a global level

This is a unique chance to gain an insight into how one of the world’s biggest insurance companies manages its business.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

• Recently completed university degree
• Degree path focus, mindset and/or aptitude for insurance
• Prior experience gained through internships, academic projects or related work experience is preferred but not required
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with colleagues, peers, managers and customers
• Strong problem resolution and analytical skills as well as the ability to grasp and solve complex issues and present solutions to others effectively
• Excellent computer skills including MS/Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Ability to utilize AI tools to support day-to-day tasks, improve efficiency and contribute to data-driven decision making
• Eligibility to work in our location.